Current Affairs 27 September 2025 in English – Read the latest 30 current affairs questions and answers of 27 September 2025. These daily GK questions are very important for UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railways, and other competitive exams. Prepare with our updated current affairs quiz to boost your exam preparation
1. After how many years of service were MiG-21 fighter jets retired from the Indian Air Force?
A) 50 years
B) 62 years ✅
C) 60 years
D) 70 years
Answer Info: MiG-21 jets entered service in 1963 and were retired after 62 years of service in 2025.
2. Where has India’s first AI-based command center for pilgrims been established?
A) Varanasi
B) Tirumala ✅
C) Haridwar
D) Ujjain
Answer Info: Tirumala’s AI-based command center will manage crowd control, security surveillance, and emergency response.
3. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) in which city?
A) Mumbai
B) Bengaluru
C) New Delhi ✅
D) Chennai
Answer Info: The GSTAT aims to ensure faster and impartial resolution of GST disputes.
4. Which city will host the 11th Asian Aquatics Championship 2025?
A) Pune
B) Delhi
C) Ahmedabad ✅
D) Kolkata
Answer Info: Ahmedabad will host the prestigious championship for the first time.
5. Which institution has been designated as the UN Center of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence?
A) IIT Delhi
B) IIT Bombay
C) IIT Madras ✅
D) IISc Bangalore
Answer Info: IIT Madras became the first institute in Asia to get this recognition.
6. India’s first electric truck fleet was flagged off at which port?
A) Mumbai Port
B) Chennai Port
C) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), Mumbai ✅
D) Kolkata Port
Answer Info: The fleet runs fully on batteries, ensuring zero carbon emissions.
7. India recently launched the UPI payment system in which Arab country?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) United Arab Emirates
C) Qatar ✅
D) Oman
Answer Info: UPI QR-based payment system was launched in Qatar.
8. Where was the 6th edition of the River Festival held?
A) Varanasi
B) Patna
C) New Delhi ✅
D) Haridwar
Answer Info: The Ministry of Culture organized it in New Delhi.
9. Which ministry launched the ‘Viksit Bharat Build-a-thon 2025’?
A) Ministry of Science & Technology
B) Ministry of Skill Development
C) Ministry of Education ✅
D) Ministry of Electronics and IT
Answer Info: It is India’s largest hackathon to promote innovation at the school level.
10. The joint military exercise ‘Cold Start’ will be held in which state?
A) Rajasthan
B) Madhya Pradesh ✅
C) Uttarakhand
D) Gujarat
Answer Info: The exercise in Madhya Pradesh will focus on drones and anti-drone systems.
11. Which country successfully tested the missile defense laser system ‘Iron Beam’?
A) USA
B) Russia
C) Israel ✅
D) China
Answer Info: Israel successfully tested the ‘Iron Beam’ laser-based missile defense system.
12. Which famous Kannada novelist passed away recently?
A) U.R. Ananthamurthy
B) Girish Karnad
C) Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa ✅
D) Shivaram Karanth
Answer Info: Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa, aged 94, was a Padma Shri recipient and renowned Kannada novelist.
13. Where has Agnikul Cosmos launched India’s first large-scale 3D printing facility?
A) Bengaluru
B) Hyderabad
C) Chennai ✅
D) Pune
Answer Info: The facility in Chennai will manufacture rocket parts.
14. Which state will host the 19th National Jamboree of Bharat Scouts and Guides?
A) Rajasthan
B) Uttar Pradesh ✅
C) Maharashtra
D) Gujarat
Answer Info: The jamboree will be held in Uttar Pradesh from 23 to 29 November.
15. The Government of India has imposed a ban on the import of which metal till 31 March 2026?
A) Gold
B) Platinum
C) Silver ✅
D) Copper
Answer Info: The ban was imposed to regulate silver imports from countries like Thailand.
16. According to UNICEF, what is the biggest crisis for children in India?
A) Malnutrition
B) Lack of education
C) Climate change ✅
D) Child labor
Answer Info: Climate change is the biggest threat to children’s health, nutrition, and safety.
17. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Piramal Finance?
A) Ajay Piramal
B) Swati Piramal
C) Anand Piramal ✅
D) Nandini Piramal
Answer Info: Anand Piramal took charge from his father Ajay Piramal.
18. India’s GDP growth rate for FY2026 is projected at what percentage?
A) 6.3%
B) 6.5% ✅
C) 6.8%
D) 7.0%
Answer Info: S&P projected India’s GDP growth at 6.5% for FY2026.
19. Russia plans to develop which type of nuclear energy system by 2030?
A) Solar-nuclear hybrid
B) Closed fuel cycle nuclear system ✅
C) Thorium-based nuclear system
D) Fusion reactor system
Answer Info: This system will reduce nuclear waste through recycling.
20. Which three African countries announced their withdrawal from the ICC?
A) Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal
B) Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania
C) Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger ✅
D) South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt
Answer Info: These nations accused ICC of bias.
21. Who won the ‘Young Champions of the Earth’ Award 2025?
A) Greta Thunberg
B) Licypriya Kangujam
C) Jinali Modi ✅
D) Vandana Shiva
Answer Info: Jinali Modi won the award for making leather from banana stems.
22. Which day is observed on Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya’s birth anniversary (25 September)?
A) Good Governance Day
B) Antyodaya Diwas ✅
C) Parakram Diwas
D) National Unity Day
Answer Info: Antyodaya Diwas is celebrated for uplifting the last person in society.
23. Where was India’s first Central Tissue Bank and Cashless Virtual Office inaugurated?
A) AIIMS, New Delhi
B) PGIMER, Chandigarh
C) Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Delhi ✅
D) JIPMER, Puducherry
Answer Info: This initiative will enhance dental health services and education.
24. Himachal Pradesh Fish Department received the SKOCH Gold Award 2025 for conservation of which fish?
A) Trout
B) Golden Mahseer ✅
C) Rohu
D) Catla
Answer Info: The award was given for conservation of the Golden Mahseer.
25. Which year has been declared as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology?
A) 2024
B) 2025 ✅
C) 2026
D) 2027
Answer Info: The UN declared 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science & Technology.
26. Which space agency has developed the AI model ‘Surya’ to study the Sun?
A) ISRO
B) NASA ✅
C) ESA
D) JAXA
Answer Info: NASA developed the Surya AI model for better solar storm predictions.
27. Which is India’s first Butterfly Sanctuary?
A) Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
B) Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary ✅
C) Nagarhole Wildlife Sanctuary
D) Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
Answer Info: Aralam Sanctuary in Kerala is India’s first butterfly sanctuary.
28. The ‘Native Food Matters’ initiative was launched in which state’s Govardhan Eco-Village?
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra ✅
C) Rajasthan
D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer Info: It was launched in Maharashtra to revive traditional grains.
29. India’s first Quantum Computer Valley is being set up in which state?
A) Karnataka
B) Telangana
C) Andhra Pradesh ✅
D) Maharashtra
Answer Info: The Quantum Computer Valley is being developed in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh.
30. Which country is the world’s largest producer of silver?
A) China
B) Peru
C) Mexico ✅
D) Australia
Answer Info: Mexico is the world’s largest silver producer.
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